BLG Welcomes Service Animals, Support Persons and Assistive Devices

Service Animals

A person with a disability may enter the Firm's premises accompanied by a guide dog or other service animal. It should be noted that it is the responsibility of the person with the disability to ensure that his or her service animal is kept in control and with them at all times.

Support Persons

A person with a disability may enter the Firm's premises accompanied by a support person. At no time will a person with a disability who is accompanied by a support person be prevented from having access to the support person while on the premises.

A support person, when assisting a person with a disability, may attend meetings, presentations, and other events on the premises and will be permitted to attend at no charge where an admission or registration fee would otherwise be applicable.

The Firm reserves the right to require a person with a disability to be accompanied by a support person when on the premises, if a support person is necessary to protect the health and safety of the person with a disability or the health or safety of others on the premises.

Assistive Devices

The Firm is committed to serving people with disabilities who use assistive devices to obtain, use or benefit from its professional services. The Firm will ensure that all its members are trained and familiar with assistive devices that may be used by clients with disabilities while accessing our services.

The Firm will also ensure that its members are trained on how to use the assistive devices that are available on the Firm's premises for client use.

A person with a disability may provide his or her own assistive device to obtain, use or benefit from the Firm's professional services. It should be noted that it is the responsibility of the person with a disability to ensure that his or her assistive device is operated in a safe and controlled manner at all times.